Name: | GREAT EMPEROR or GT EMPEROR |
Launched: | 25/11/1908 |
Completed: | 01/1909 |
Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 269 |
Dimensions: | 171grt, 6nrt, 95.4 x 22.1 x 10.8ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (21 & 43 x 27ins), 80nhp, 650ihp |
Engines by: | Baird Bros, North Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 119907 |
History: | |
16/01/1909 | The John Dry Steam Tugs Ltd, South Shields |
08/1929 | Redhead & Dry's Tugs Ltd, South Shields |
05/1944 | France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd, South Shields |
05/02/1959 | Broken up |
Comments: | 05/1917 to 12/1917: Hired by Admiralty |
02/1959: Sold to BISCO and allocated to JJ King for breaking up | |
05/02/1959: Arrived at JJ King & Co Ltd, Gateshead for breaking up |
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